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		<title>Your Kid’s Next Book Week Dress Up with Megan Daley (and why you should start preparing now!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 04:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our visions of the Book Week dress up parade don’t necessarily always translate into reality, because we’re busy, kids are busy, parents are busy…and sometimes that means dressing up is a matter of a last-minute dive into the dress up box, and a frantic on-the-day search for the corresponding book. I spoke to Megan Daley, &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/05/12/your-kids-next-book-week-dress-up-with-megan-daley-and-why-you-should-start-preparing-now/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Your Kid’s Next Book Week Dress Up with Megan Daley (and why you should start preparing now!)</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How your library catalogue can help with information literacy – and, in turn, with all areas of the curriculum!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Information literacy skills underpin skills in all areas of the curriculum When I was studying to be a librarian, I did a Master’s thesis titled ‘Mining for information: an investigation into the use of computer games to develop information literacy skills in primary school aged children’. I chose this topic because I was super interested &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/04/30/how-your-library-catalogue-can-help-with-information-literacy-and-in-turn-with-all-areas-of-the-curriculum-and-in-turn-with-all-areas-of-the-curriculum/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How your library catalogue can help with information literacy – and, in turn, with all areas of the curriculum!</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>From the Editor&#8217;s Desk: Connections Issue 137</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[scis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year, I’ve been thinking about the term ‘Gatekeeper’, as I’ve come across it frequently in my discussions with teachers, authors and library staff in the first term of 2026. ‘Gatekeeper’ is traditionally used in reference to a person who controls access to something. And of course, controlling information access for students is so topical and important at the moment, both in terms of restriction, for either protection or censorship; and &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/04/17/from-the-editors-desk-connections-issue-137/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Editor&#8217;s Desk: Connections Issue 137</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Our latest enhancement to your SCIS account</title>
		<link>https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/04/16/our-latest-enhancement-to-your-scis-account/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why when you log into scisdata.com you’re immediately directed to the Quick scan download request page?  Customers have asked us why, when you login, don’t you go to the Search page? Most customers log into scisdata.com when they’re trying to catalogue a resource in their Library Management System (LMS), and their &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/04/16/our-latest-enhancement-to-your-scis-account/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Our latest enhancement to your SCIS account</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>UK National Year of Reading and the power of reading for pleasure</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ceinwen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“In an increasingly noisy, complicated world, reading is our quiet superpower.” -Richard Osman (The Guardian, 2026) Recent Australian data has shown that around a third of Australian children cannot read proficiently, and that 29% of teens are choosing not to read for pleasure at all (Australia Reads, 2025)…and in the UK, only 1 in 3 children &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/03/04/uk-national-year-of-reading-and-the-power-of-reading-for-pleasure/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">UK National Year of Reading and the power of reading for pleasure</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Starting off the year right: task list and resources for those new to SCIS and the school library</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ceinwen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you new to the library? Or perhaps you&#8217;re experienced, but quite like a checklist?! SCIS has your back&#8230;here&#8217;s an overview of the types of tasks that need attention at the beginning of the year &#8211; and for more detail, you can download the check list, resource links and access a free webinar recording. ☑️Administrative &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/02/19/starting-off-the-year-right-task-list-and-resources-for-those-new-to-scis-and-the-school-library/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Starting off the year right: task list and resources for those new to SCIS and the school library</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Connections Journal, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…</title>
		<link>https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/02/12/connections-journal-how-do-i-love-thee-let-me-count-the-ways/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ceinwen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Before I begin, perhaps I should introduce myself. I’m Ceinwen Jones and I’ve just begun as the Editorial &#38; Professional Learning Lead at SCIS. This means I’m responsible for editing Connections Journal, as well as writing and curating blog posts, articles, and webinars for school library staff. Professionally, I started my working life as a &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/02/12/connections-journal-how-do-i-love-thee-let-me-count-the-ways/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Connections Journal, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How do schools and teacher librarians deal with books from controversial authors?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[scis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As school goes back for 2026, school leaders, teachers, and teacher librarians will be thinking about the news of a well-known Australian children’s author’s arrest and charges, and what implications that has for the welfare of their students, their own curriculum plans, and the school library collection.  It’s a very sad fact that this issue is not a new one – and that it’s something &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/01/29/how-do-schools-and-teacher-librarians-deal-with-books-from-controversial-authors/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How do schools and teacher librarians deal with books from controversial authors?</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Start-of-year inspiration from Connections journal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ceinwen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Welcome to 2026! We hope everyone had a restorative break, and that you&#8217;re excited for the year ahead. We&#8217;ve curated a collection of posts from past issues of Connections journal to inspire and spark ideas for you in the coming year. Let us know in the comments what exciting plans you have for your library in &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2026/01/20/start-of-year-inspiration-from-connections-journal/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Start-of-year inspiration from Connections journal</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>3 hidden but essential things school libraries do every day</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dczech]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s Australian School Library Day (ASLD)! A fantastic initiative created by the Students Need School Libraries campaign. The campaign aims to ensure that students have access to high quality school library services, and that these services are run by appropriately qualified library staff who can support students to build the research and literacy skills they will need &#8230; <a href="https://scis.edublogs.org/2024/08/20/3-hidden-but-essential-things-school-libraries-do-every-day/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">3 hidden but essential things school libraries do every day</span></a>]]></description>
		
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